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(c) require a diving contractor to supply breathing mixture of suitable content and 
temperature, and of adequate pressure and rate to sustain prolonged vigorous 
physical exertion at ambient pressure for the duration of any diving operation. 
 
(d) comply with the Authority’s guidelines and requirements for diving operations. 
 
45. (1) A person who is responsible for, has control over, or is engaged in any aspect of a diving 
operation shall-  
             (a) ensure that appropriate international diving regulations are complied with, 
(b) appoint a competent diving supervisor to be in immediate control of the diving 
operation on site, and notify the Authority within 24 hours; 
(c) issue guiding rules for regulating the conduct of all persons engaged in the diving 
operation; 
(d) provide diving operations logbook which is to be maintained and retained for at 
least two years after the date of the last entry; 
(e) ensure that all essential tools and facilities for safe operation are available and 
functional before the commencement of a diving operation; and 
 (f) not permit the use of compressed natural air as the breathing mixture in any diving 
operation at a depth exceeding 50 metres. 
(2) A diving contractor shall ensure that — 
(a) emergency services are available especially in the case of a diving operation 
using saturation techniques or at a depth exceeding 50 metres, facilities for 
transferring the divers safely under suitable pressure and conditions to a place 
where treatment can be given safely under pressure; and 
(b) there are effective means of communication between the place at which the 
operation is being carried out or is to be carried out and the emergency services. 
 
Diving contractors 
46. A diving supervisor shall – 
      (a) have the discretion of deciding whether conditions are safe enough to commence or continue 
a diving operation; and  
(b) designate a qualified person to take charge of the diving operation, where he decides to take 
part as a diver,  
Diving supervisor 
47. A person shall not take part in a diving operation as a diver unless he has — 
Divers